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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Donny Hathaway
Vocals
Cissy Houston
Background Vocals
J.R. Bailey
Background Vocals
Judy Clay
Background Vocals
Myrna Summers
Background Vocals
Ronald Bright
Background Vocals
Sylvia Shemwell
Background Vocals
Chuck Rainey
Bass Guitar
Al Jackson Jr.
Drums
Cornel Dupree
Guitar
King Curtis
Tenor Saxophone
Joe Newman
Trumpet
The Interdenominational Singers
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gene MacLellan
Songwriter
Arif Mardin
Brass Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Howie Albert
Engineer
Arif Mardin
Producer
Jerry Wexler
Producer
Gene Paul
Recording Engineer
James Douglass
Recording Engineer
Ron Albert
Recording Engineer
HOWARD ALBERT
Engineer
Lyrics
Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water
Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself, and you can look at others diff'rently
Put your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee
Every time I look into the Holy Book, I want to tremble
When I read the part where a carpenter cleared the temple
And those buyers and the sellers were no diff'rent fellas
Than what you and I profess to be
And it causes me shame to know that man is not what he should be
Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water
Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself, and you can look at others diff'rently
Put your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee
Hey, my mama taught me how to pray, before I reached the age of seven
When I'm down on my knees, hey, I'm close to heaven
My daddy lived his life with two kids and a wife
And you've got to do what you've got to do
But he showed me enough of what it takes to see you through
This is what he used to tell me...
Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water
Pull your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea, oh yeah
Ya got'a take a good look at yourself, and you can look at others diff'rently
Put your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee
Writer(s): Gene Mac Lellan
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